egad

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English[edit]

An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat, captioned:
A SORE THROAT,
Egad, its worse & worse

Alternative forms[edit]

ecod

Etymology[edit]

From by God.

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -æd

Interjection[edit]

egad

(Britain, dated) a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.

Synonyms[edit]

(expression of surprise): For semantic relationships of this sense, see wow in the Thesaurus.

Anagrams[edit]

Gade, aged, agèd, gade

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